The U.S. men's national team will play its first match of 2012, and an MLS-heavy squad will take the field against Venezuela on Saturday night in Arizona with many players looking to impress Jurgen Klinsmann and work their way into the full senior team mix. Some familiar faces are back in the...

Wow he looks great in those pictures, looks like he has really fit in well in their warm up jog and stretching drills. Based on those pictures he should be ready to jump into their starting line up right away.

Photo by ISIphotos.com Landon Donovan had his first training session with Everton on Friday, officially kicking off his second loan spell with the club. "We're delighted to have Landon back, he's trained today and it's easy for him to settle in with a great group of boys here who will make it...

Photo by Bill Barrett/ISIphotos.com By FRANCO PANIZO Scoring was not the easiest of things for the U.S. men's national team in 2011. It found the back of the net just 16 times in 17 games for its lowest goal-scoring total in a decade. That does not mean there weren't any nice goals, though. In...

Photo by ISIphotos.com As the calendar gets set to turn to 2012, it's an obvious time to reflect and look back at the year that was for U.S. Soccer. While the year provided the ushering in of a new coaching era, a 6-8-3 international record and a breakout stage for a number of players, it als...

The U.S. men's national team is set to unveil a new jersey during the early parts of next year, but images are already surfacing as to what it will look like. According to multiple jersey-related websites, the next U.S. jersey will have red and white horizontal stripes with a ghost sash goin...

It seems to me that Arsnal has no aspirations of competing for top spots this year. It seems to me that they buy players young. Let them develope together for a couple seasons and then make one or two real good runs at a championship. Then they do the sensible business move which is to sell all their best players they've developed for a nice profit. Just b/c some of the big clubs spend and spend does not mean this is or should be every teams strategy. Arsenal is cyclical and unfortunately for Arsenal fans this is a rebuilding stage in that cycle.

The mass exodus from Arsenal continues. Samir Nasri is the latest to bolt London after Arsenal and Manchester City agreed to terms for the transfer of the French midfielder. Nasri, 24, enjoyed a breakout season during the 2010-11 campaign and reportedly cost Manchester City £24 million to se...

FC Dallas defender George John has established himself as one of the best young defenders in MLS, and a player worthy of U.S. national team consideration. His success caught the eye of the Greek national team, and now has caught the attention of English club Blackburn. Here is my Fox Soccer ...

BY ADAM SERRANO CARSON, Calif -- The Los Angeles Galaxy got off to a roaring start in the CONCACAF Champions League with a 2-0 victory over Club Motagua in their group A opener on Tuedsay night at Home Depot Center. Adam Cristman and Landon Donovan tallied for the Galaxy, but Los Angeles was...

By CALEB SONNELAND It was the Mike Fucito show at CenturyLink Field Tuesday night in the CONCACAF Champions League. The Harvard product notched a brace and an assist for Seattle in the club's first match in group play of the competition. Fucito got the nod for the start from head coach Si...

Alejandro Bedoya is a big step closer to teaming with Maurice Edu at Rangers. Bedoya was granted his work permit on Friday, giving the clearance for him to join the Scottish club. While Rangers and the U.S. international midfielder agreed on a pre-contract deal to bring him from Orebro in Ja...

Freddy Adu's return to Major League Soccer will happen, and he will once again be plying his trade on the East Coast, where he'll be reunited with a familar coach. Adu will be introduced as the Philadelphia Union's newest signing on Friday, marking his return to MLS after four years in Europ...

Photo by Howard C. Smith/ISIphotos.com By FRANCO PANIZO Jurgen Klinsmann has made his first roster selections as U.S. men's national team head coach, and there are surprises aplenty. DaMarcus Beasley, Ricardo Clark, Heath Pearce and Jose Torres were just some of the surprising inclusions named...

FIFA Under-20 World Cup host Colombia won't be leaving its own party early. Colombia defeated Mali, 2-0, on Tuesday to become the first team to seal a place in the knockout stage of the tournament. Jose Valencia and James Rodriguez scored the goals, and FC Dallas Designated Player Fabian Cas...

Photo by John Todd/ISIphotos.com By AVI CREDITOR Eric Lichaj's emergence at left back was one of the bright spots for the United States men's national team during the Gold Cup, but it doesn't look like he'll be manning that position in next week's rematch against Mexico. Lichaj picked up a mi...

I struggle to figure out where exactly Spector fits into our NT. In midfield I believe he is behind a number of players and only see him being used as third string depth. In defense I see him behind Cherundolo and Chandler. I don't see him being trusted with CB. Maybe left back? Just not sure that is a strong position for him. At this point I don't see him playing a significant role, simply adding depth accross the field due to his versatility. So I guess anywhere he plays is a plus but I don't see him being a major USMNT contributor in the future.

Photo by Tony Quinn/ISIphotos.com By AVI CREDITOR Cross Jonathan Spector off the list of U.S. internationals looking for a new club. Spector has officially joined England League Championship club Birmingham City on a two-year deal with an option for a third, a source with knowledge of the deal...

Seriously! I'm pretty sure we could have done better than losing 5-0 to Nigeria. Man that draw against Guatemala was really unfortunate. Our young guns really missed a great opportunity to gain experience by blowing that Guatemala game.

Spain's dominance on the world stage has extended to the FIFA Under-20 World Cup. The Spaniards opened their tournament with a thorough 4-1 beating of CONCACAF runner-up Costa Rica behind two goals from Rodrigo on Sunday. Spain wasn't the only team to impress in the opening round of games, e...

By MIKE NASTRI NEW YORK -- The U.S. Soccer Federation did not just hire the 35th head coach in national team history, but it perhaps altered the direction of the entire national team program. Jurgen Klinsmann, the first foreign-born U.S. national team coach in 16 years, touched on a few topi...

By MIKE NASTRI NEW YORK -- The U.S. Soccer Federation did not just hire the 35th head coach in national team history, but it perhaps altered the direction of the entire national team program. Jurgen Klinsmann, the first foreign-born U.S. national team coach in 16 years, touched on a few topi...

By JOSE M. ROMERO GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Edgar Castillo has kept up with the latest goings-on for the U.S. men's national team, and he's ready for another chance to represent his country of birth. He just needs the opportunity to arise. The midfielder/defender from New Mexico -- in Arizona last ...

FC Barcelona is still basking in the afterglow of its five-goal masterpiece against Real Madrid, but the Spanish champions will have to get back to work today. Barcelona will be taking on Osasuna today and will be looking to avoid a letdown that could let Real Madrid close the gap atop the S...

The bid representatives for all the nations bidding for either the 2018 or 2022 World Cup are presenting their bids today and if you regret not being able to be in Zurich for it all, you can see it as if you were there. FIFA is providing a live streaming video of the bids. You can watch them her...

Pretty Cool Technology they are proposing. I thought the US bid committee should have discussed how technology will play into delivering our World Cup to the World (smartphones, internet, etc.)to minimize the impressiveness of what Japan proposes b/c most of what they propose will be commonplace in much of the world and will not be as ground breaking as they make it all sound. That being said the 3D live viewing sounds pretty great.

The bid representatives for all the nations bidding for either the 2018 or 2022 World Cup are presenting their bids today and if you regret not being able to be in Zurich for it all, you can see it as if you were there. FIFA is providing a live streaming video of the bids. You can watch them her...

It may be hard to believe, but Stuart Holden and Bolton are currently sitting in fifth place in the English Premier League, and could move into with a win against Blackpool today. Bolton currently sit ahead of the likes of Tottenham (on goal differential) and Liverpool, and are doing so pla...